"This prosperous age was fought for by the Lord of the Sun, fought for by me, and one can even say it was fought for by the King of the Demon Eye." Fu Qingyang supported his hands on the table and looked around at the nine elders sitting beside the conference table.

He was dressed in a pure white suit, stood straight, was young, handsome, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife, which was in sharp contrast to the nine peak masters who looked like old men.

"What does it have to do with you?" Fu Qingyang said coldly: "Whether you oppose or agree, you can't hinder the internal adjustment of the Five Elements Alliance. I am not here to discuss with you, but to inform you on behalf of the Lord of the Sun and the five leaders."

The content of today's meeting is to change the centralized system of the headquarters of the Five Elements Alliance and set up seven major branches across the country, namely:

North China Branch, Northeast Branch, East China Branch, Central China Branch, South China Branch, Southwest Branch, and Northwest Branch.

The nine elders from the headquarters were assigned to the seven major branches to manage the small branches in various counties and cities. Two of them remained in office to assist Fu Qingyang in managing the headquarters.

In this way, the power structure of the nine elders at the headquarters will collapse.

In addition, Fu Qingyang retained the control over the headquarters' finances and props, and the seven major branches could only retain a limited number of rule-based props and materials, and the details would be discussed later.

The power to purchase life source fluid, props, etc. from the Lingjing family will be taken back by the headquarters and distributed to various branches in the form of monthly funds.

This further weakened the resources that the Nine Elders could control, thereby weakening their factions.

In addition, Fu Qingyang also plans to implement KPI assessments for the seven major branches every three years, and the elders with the highest performance can return to the headquarters.

Until three years later, he was replaced by a new performance king.

In addition, there were many adjustments in system, management and strategy. Before Fu Qingyang had the chance to speak, he encountered strong opposition from the nine elders, which led to the scene just now.

Hearing Fu Qingyang mention the leader and the Lord of the Sun, the Great Elder of the Red Fire Gang snorted coldly: "In this case, we can only submit our resignations to the five leaders together, withdraw from the gang, and form an official force ourselves."

Fu Qingyang smiled coldly, "On behalf of the five leaders and the Lord of the Sun, I agree that you can leave the official website. You can issue an announcement now."

If he was a politician with more ambition than overall vision, Fu Qingyang could have ended the meeting right now, but his strategic vision and pattern were not bad, and he said calmly:

"You have left the Five Elements Alliance and lost the protection of the demigods. Can you withstand the counterattack of the top rulers of the evil camp? Don't forget that you have lost the rule-based props."

The elder's face darkened.

Fu Qingyang mocked, "You always overestimate yourselves and are too self-righteous. You think you can check and balance the demigods and that the lawful camp cannot function without you. I thought so at the beginning, too. I even thought that compared to the demigods who did not interfere in affairs, you were the backbone of the officialdom.

“It was not until the battle for the origin of the sun began and the decisive battle not long ago that I realized that the leaders only regarded you as housekeepers. The trivial matters at home were of course left to the housekeepers to handle.

"Because apart from these, you are of no use anymore. In peaceful times, both law and evil are relatively restrained, and there is no need for the peak masters to take action. In truly turbulent times, the battle between demigods is the factor that determines the outcome. In a battle of this level, the peak masters are useless.

"From the beginning to the end, the demigods did not take you seriously at all. Therefore, even if you all return to the spirit realm, it will not have any impact on the lawful camp."

These words were like knives stabbing into the hearts of the nine elders, breaking down their psychological defenses.

As old foxes, they know it well, but when it comes to their own interests, how can they give up easily without trying?

Fu Qingyang glanced at the nine elders' faces and said calmly:

"How can you not pay a price for offending the Lord of the Sun? At least you can still be in power. This is the greatest mercy of the Lord of the Sun."

This is to give the nine elders a way out and psychological comfort.

It would be much better to think of this as a political compromise.

Fu Qingyang had to do this because the third district was about to open, and the official organization of the third district would of course be established with the help of the first and second districts.

If the Five Elements Alliance continues to be controlled by the Nine Elders, then the power of the Nine Elders will expand rapidly and some bad practices in the official system will continue.

This is something Fu Qingyang cannot tolerate.

First of all, he believed that the Nine Elders were not qualified to enjoy this wave of dividends, especially the dividends brought by Yuanshi Tianzun.

Secondly, Yuanshi Tianzun will no longer focus on the past, but he cannot. Master Qian is a vengeful person and he will make the Nine Elders pay a heavy price.

Finally, Fu Qingyang took a fancy to the quota of the official organization in the third largest district and wanted to hold it in his hands, and arrange the elite troops of Return of the Dead and White Tiger Guards to go there.

Therefore, the nine elders must leave the headquarters.

Seeing that the Nine Elders did not say anything, Fu Qingyang nodded in satisfaction: "You can choose to leave the Five Elements Alliance, or you can go to the Alliance Leader to argue. I will give you three days, so let's adjourn first."

…

After inspecting the third district, Zhang Yuanqing returned to the medieval-style meeting hall, sat in the chief seat, and thought about building a study.

After all, this is my uncle's study.

"Why not just choose a dungeon and build a manor there? The civil engineering work can be handed over to the earth monster profession, and then find a bachelor's degree design... I will spend most of my time living in the spirit realm. With my status, wandering around in the real world will bring me trouble."

For example, when walking on the street, pedestrians will fall into inexplicable panic and cannot help but repent from the bottom of their hearts, which may cause the temperature to be too high and ignite flammable and explosive items.

But the essence of the sun cannot be hidden or restrained, and it exudes power and light domineeringly.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but worry about another thing - reproducing offspring!

Other demigods can restrain their own power and communicate and get along normally with their tribesmen and spouses, but the Lord of the Sun cannot.

This resulted in his female confidantes of lower status being unable to bear the pressure of living with him day and night.

The top masters of the same profession are highly immune to this kind of pressure and can barely coexist, but only barely. Moreover, the only top Day God he knows is Lao Bangzi.

Lao Bangzi was his teacher, not his confidante.

After thinking for a long time, dark and sticky liquid appeared in Zhang Yuanqing's eyes and a black full moon appeared behind his head. Soon, his temperament became cold and evil, like a king of the dark night.

The only thing left of the sun's rays was the golden mark between the eyebrows.

“Although it is impossible to completely block the Sun’s origin, when I fully activate the Moon’s origin, I can suppress the Sun’s power to the lowest level. This can eliminate the overbearing pressure, but this suppression can only last for ten minutes at most, and I have to do my best to maintain it…”

Zhang Yuanqing tried again to use the star essence to neutralize the sun essence. The effect was better than the sun, but it still did not achieve the desired effect unless he completely refined the star essence.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yuanqing had an idea and decided to try to lower his status.

Three small and exquisite golden crows flew out from between his eyebrows and danced around him with their wings flapping.

Then, Zhang Yuanqing summoned the Star Robe and put it on.

As expected, under the dilution of starlight, his "power" declined rapidly and was no longer so aggressive.

"That's all..." Zhang Yuanqing raised his lips, "You can go home now."

…

Songhai, Pingsheng Community.

A burly young man wearing a vest and camouflage military pants knocked on the door of Room 402.

The sound of footsteps came closer and closer, and then the lock popped open. A middle-aged woman with a haggard face opened the door, and when she saw the young man standing at the door, she was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.

Lei Yibing looked at his mother's face, which was obviously much older, and the silver threads that could not be concealed in her black hair. His nose felt sore and he said:

"Mom, I'm back!"

The middle-aged woman's vision blurred in an instant and tears poured down her face.

"Why are you standing at the door? Who's coming?" The father in the living room came over and was also stunned when he saw the person standing at the door.

The father and son looked at each other in silence.

"Happy New Year, Dad!"

Uncle Lei's eyes turned red, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back..."

…

Hangzhou, West Lake.

The shimmering surface of the lake suddenly bulged, and the water seemed to come alive, outlining a figure.

The figure had delicate features and was wearing tattered Tang Dynasty clothing. His waist-length hair was disheveled and his skin was pale from not having seen the sun for years.

He stood quietly on the water, with his head held high and his arms open, enjoying the breeze and sunshine.

After a while, he walked on the water and came to the shore step by step, while the tourists around him all ignored him, as if they could not see him.

During the Spring Festival holiday, West Lake is crowded with tourists.

The young man in a tattered Tang suit returned to the shore, took a mobile phone from a tourist, and asked, "What is the payment password and power-on password?"

The tourists gave the answer like a madman.

"Thanks, I'll return the phone to you later." He unlocked his phone skillfully, scanned the shared bicycle not far away, pedaled the bike to the milk tea shop, bought a cup of milk tea, and then rode along the West Lake.

The sun was shining brightly, and the cool breeze was blowing on his face. He squinted his eyes and said silently in his heart:

"I'm back……"